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Date:      Sun, 24 Jun 2012 20:50:41 +0200 (CEST)
From:      Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
To:        Mateusz Guzik <mjguzik@gmail.com>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: reason for "magic" crashes.
Message-ID:  <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206242049230.73675@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl>
In-Reply-To: <20120624180526.GA15899@dft-labs.eu>
References:  <20120623162415.303430@gmx.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206231947160.40095@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1206241856090.73001@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> <20120624180526.GA15899@dft-labs.eu>

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>> There is nothing in cron that is done at sunday.
>>
>> i don't run "periodic" stuff in /etc/crontab
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>
> Compile the kernel with the following:
>
> makeoptions     DEBUG="-O0 -g"
>
> options         KDB                     # Enable kernel debugger support.
> options         DDB                     # Support DDB.
> options         GDB                     # Support remote GDB.
> options         DEADLKRES               # Enable the deadlock resolver
> options         INVARIANTS              # Enable calls of extra sanity checking
> options         INVARIANT_SUPPORT       # Extra sanity checks of internal structures, required by INVARIANTS
> options         WITNESS                 # Enable checks to detect deadlocks and cycles
> options         WITNESS_SKIPSPIN        # Don't run witness on spinlocks for speed
> options         DIAGNOSTIC
>
> After kernel panic ddb prompt will be waiting for you. Type in:
> dump <enter>
> reset <enter>
>
> Make sure you have swap that can handle crashdumps.

already did this part and debug part, but not DDB. As you see - hang not 
crashdump

how much would it slow down whole thing?

If less than 2 times it can be - CPU are rerely half loaded



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